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Rare Candy
Great Encounters 102/106 • uncommon
- Set
- Great Encounters
- Number
- 102/106
- Rarity
- Uncommon
- Released
- 2008
- Market price
- $6.73
- Artist
- Ryo Ueda
What it does
Choose 1 of your Basic Pokémon in play. If you have a Stage 1 or Stage 2 card that evolves from that Pokémon in your hand, put that card on the Basic Pokémon. (This counts as evolving that Pokémon.)
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Where it came from
The Rare Candy card from the Great Encounters expansion was released in 2008 as part of the Pokémon Trading Card Game's Diamond and Pearl series. Developed by Creatures Inc., this trainer card serves a mechanical function that has remained a staple in competitive play: allowing a player to evolve a Basic Pokémon directly into a Stage 2 evolution, bypassing the intermediate Stage 1 form. This design was intended to accelerate gameplay and provide a critical tool for decks relying on high-tier evolutions.
Illustrated by artist Ryo Ueda, the card features a clean, functional aesthetic characteristic of the mid-2000s card design. Ueda, known for a wide array of contributions to the franchise, opted for an iconic rendering of the item that visually reinforces its role as a power-up. Upon its release in Great Encounters, the card was widely received as a fundamental component for deck building, valued by players for its consistency and strategic utility in a fast-paced evolving meta.
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